Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-06
ALARGE GATHERING

Of Christian Workers From All over
 This Country And From England at
 The Fifth Conference at NOrthMeld-
 MT. MOOdy's Labors New Haven
 Sympathy And Material Aid.
 NoRTHFIELD SEMINARY, Aug. 3.-From
 this charming spot-the summer home of
 D. L. Moody, the evangelist-the writer
 sends greeting to the Christian workers in
 the City of Films. How shall this good work
 be more widely extended than through the
 columns of daily paper2 It has been said
 that no great thought uplifting in it's in-
 fuence on another had accomplished it's
 mission with the individual alone who had been privileged to hear it until it should be given out again by those who heard and thus it became difusive in influence upon many. Would that the writer might be able to give
 some precious thoughts gathered at this con conference which might encourage and stimu | late the churches of New Haven to s1engther the cords" and "strengthen the stakes" o1 Christian effort there which should greatly bless the city in the near future. Especially appropriate it would seem that some connec ! ton be established through the newspapers of New Haven with the sort centering al Northfeld because one of the first and most interested supporters of MT. Moody'f work here is of your own city-Mr. Hiram Camp who gave the first money to Mount Herman school. New Haven and Northfeld May the interest of the city in this work here never grow less, and through it may hel workers be inspired to new zeal in reaching the masses, especially the young, and leading them up to nobler manhood and womanhood in @ day so fraught with helpful thoughts and successful plans to reach every class.
 This fifth conference for Bible study and methods of Christian work under direction of MT. D. L. Moody began here last evening and will continue ten days, August 2-11. This has called together from widely differ ent parts of our own land and few, also, from across the Atlantic, 8 large gathering of earnest Christian workers, among them mis- sionaries in the home and foreign field,
 active church members, pastors and super churches, also in the Christian association work; indeed, every form of Christian en- deavor finds it's representative here.
 The meetings began Tuesday evening at \ 8 o'clock while severe thunder shower was raging without, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of those who came to gather from these earnest preachers and teachers fresh truths from the word of God to give out again to others on their return to their re- spective fields of Christian effort.
 The key note of the first meeting was given by Rev. W. ". Clark, of New York, as 'Faith," 1st John, 13, on Christian as- surance' as warranted in the word of God ev- anywhere and as essential to growth in grace and helpfulness in Christian service to oth- CTS. The next morning at 10:30 another meeting was held in the large hall on the seminary grounds called "the Stone Hall, :" the place of general gathering, though at each of the three large buildings, "Marquand Hall," "East Hall" and "Weston Hall, /" morning meetings are held, conducted by some minister or evangelist stopping there.
 The meeting was quite large. MT. Towner, the leader of the singing, was present and organized large choir from the audience, which added greatly to the interest in the meeting. Indeed. who does net know that in all these years of successful evangelistic work that the singing has greatly aided MT. Moody everywhere in presenting the gospel to his fellow men? and all Christian workers are finding that in Sunday schools.
 Church work, there's a power in good music; they can afford to be without it DO longer. Hence ''orchestras" in Sunday schools, etc., and choir to be depended up on in mission work each night-a grand op- portunity for young people of Societies of Christian Endeavor to aid in turn in any city it's city mission work, and gather in by the attraction of good music those unattracted otherwise.
 Just here most fttingly comes in a report of the address Wednesday morning by Prof. Greene of Princeton college, N. J., from Peter ii, 1, 5, Il verses: Faith again the corner stone of Christian graces. or founda- ton, and itly out ot sight; next addition virtue, then knowledge, then temperance, patience. godliness, brotherly kindness, and
 lastly, the top stone of all, charity, love. sev- en graces resting on faith as basis. Thus